“Make a Splash-READ!” Explore the world of water and water fun through stories, songs, games, and other activities about oceans, rivers, lakes and pools and the creatures that live there. The 2010 Summer Reading Program is open to children ages preschool through sixth grade, with programs, prize drawings, story hours, and more. Parents of infants and toddlers can join the Wee Readers program which focuses on the six early literacy skills that every child needs in order to become successful readers.

Eminence’s TJ Cooper cleared the crossbar at 6-foot-2 at the Region 5 Championship on Saturday afternoon to become the regional champ in the high jump and advance to the Class A state meet one week later.

He came through in the clutch. The senior set a personal best by three inches, was just one inch away from tying Ed Berry’s school record and extended Eminence’s streak of qualifying a high jumper for the state meet to six years. This Saturday at the University of Louisville, Cooper will get the chance to leave his mark as one of the best jumpers in Class A.

Anna Thompson leads a hectic, happy life that is about to get even more hectic.

The 2008 Eminence graduate attends Jefferson Community College in Shelbyville, recently attained a certification in Phlebotomy and continues to pursue a career in the medical field. Activities at Henry Christian Church take up much of her time on weekends.

It surprised even Anna when she decided to enter the 2010 Miss Plus America contest. “This is a totally new experience for me,” she said.

When the phone rang at Coomes Law Office, Earl “Hammer” Smith was calling from the Henry County History Center. Mr. Smith was looking for old yearbooks from Eminence High School. My husband, Ben, advised him to call the library. Mr. Smith told him that he had tried both the school and Henry County libraries only to be told they didn’t have any Eminence yearbooks.